DaVinci Resolve on M1 Mac 8GB vs 16GB - This Will Surprise You

[@LearnColorGrading]

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[@TheDivinepromise]

May I request for a render test using these M1? Thanks :)

[@saminekunis8680]

Davinci Resolve simply needs 32 GB Ram and not 16 or 8

[@oldnepalihippie]

Wow, thx for doing all those tests for filmmakers! I'm retired now, way before H.265 and 8K timelines (thank heavens), but I am just blown away by what an 8gb M1 chip can do in Resolve. If I had this back in the day, I would have had so much more time to do other things (not scrubbing and rendering until I could feel all of my life energy drain away).

[@tonytech5520]

I appreciate your tests but I would like to see a real-life test; editing a full HD or 4k project from beginning to end, using all the pages: Import (Media), Trimming and adding Transitions (Edit), Audio sweetening (Fairlight), Color Correction and Grading (Color), Motion Titles (Fusion), and Export (Deliver). That is how most people will use it in a real-world scenario.

[@tonytech5520]

Jon Pais Based on the amount of people that liked my comment, there is real interest in more practical tests. Right after I watched this video, I found this other one from The Everyday Dad kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZzOcoRnjLWYpsk That is closer to what us, professional editors, have to deal with on a daily basis. Don't worry, KZbin content creators are always looking for ideas for their next video.

[@tonytech5520]

@@JonPais Learning Color Grading and The Everyday Dad have different approaches to testing the M1. I just noticed that LCG has other videos focused on the Fusion page and other areas. His style is more technical and he sounds like a professor. The Everyday Dad is more like the typical video editor you would find in a tv station or post-production facility. I know cause I'm a veteran video editor with more than 20 years of experience, and have worked in those places. In the video I linked, he failed to include transitions and titles to the project and I made sure he heard it, but his workflow included the processing, editing, and rendering. He used BRAW footage from the Pocket Cinema Camera 4k on the Davinci Resolve test and HEVC 4k 10bit from a Panasonic Lumix S5 on the Final Cut Pro test.

[@tonytech5520]

Jon Pais Who is the one being rude? There is nothing wrong with someone sounding like a professor. It is actually a compliment to his knowledge. I just checked your channel. You have some good stuff in there. That's why I don't understand the necessity to come here and start a fight just because you didn't like my original suggestion for content. I would never call someone a "rude little punk". I'm inclined to believe that your account has been hacked; otherwise you have some serious personal issues.

[@alvo-oooo]

"future proofing" by spending more now may be futile. I did that with my current Macbook Pro, but would have been better off saving the extra money I spent and putting it towards these new machines.

[@tokulix]

I agree. These machines, while surprisingly powerful, are the first of their kind and they were released to get the ball rolling for apple silicon. I don't think it's unreasonable to think that whatever comes next will be significantly more capable. I got the base model M1 Mac Mini and I intend to keep it for just a year or two, then invest is a more future proof machine once the dust has settled and the overall picture is clearer.

[@teemuvesala9575]

@@tokulix Agree, got Macbook air base model with 8gb ram 256gb storage for same reason.

[@mmoltich]

I think I've wasted more than $200 of my time watching videos debating the 8GB vs 16 GB Mac M1 topic. Not the first time I've tripped over a dollar to save a dime, or a penny.

[@pascool182]

same but no 16 gb versions in my country yet so I jumped on the 8gb and the anxiety is killing me

[@christinanderson8760]

What did you decide?

[@mmoltich]

@@christinanderson8760 16 (I would have picked a bigger number if there was one)

[@banjobear4820]

This is the best comment on the entire internet!!

[@martinXY]

How far we have come in just a few years. December 2017 Apple released the iMac Pro, which was probably the fastest Mac at the time, and pretty pricey. The press release said "Video editors can edit up to eight streams of 4K video, or edit 4.5K RED RAW video and 8K ProRes 4444 at full resolution in real time without rendering. " Three years later we get the bottom end Macs and ask "8k Red raw?" Great times to be an editor.

[@bennychristensen4314]

From what I have read the 16gb really kicks in on long processing times. I think a better test to compare the systems would be to measure export times on complex timelines to different codecs.

[@DrFurb]

Buying a M1 Mac in early 2021. I will be joining your site. Thank you

[@nathangibson2114]

Maybe wait for m1 x

[@ziirn1]

Just bought the Ultimate DaVinci Resolve Bundle for $97. I think it’s a great value and I’m very excited to get started on it. I plan to pick up one of these new M1 Macs and this video is very helpful in making that decision. Also, it might be useful for everyone to know that this bundle is designed for the free version of Resolve. I reached out with this question and got an answer very quickly. Much appreciated!

[@volaksin5842]

what about renders?

[@Vienna3080]

IMO by the time 16gbs of Ram would be needed on your Macbook the rest of the hardware would already be outdated by then, so better to save the extra $180

[@Pest87]

not exactly

[@EdiusTips]

I had to do a follow-up to my previous post. It turns out the stuttering was not caused by the M1 processor or the 8G configuration. It was simply an issue of a slow disc Drive. I transferred the clips to a SSD disc connected directly to the computer using a direct C connection and even the 8K footage plays fine. Rookie mistake. I should know better.

[@PonlePauseTv]

I am about to buy a Macbook Pro M1 with 8gb of RAM, I will only use it for "simple" videos for my KZbin channel, but I have a question, do you think that the 8gb of ram will be enough for long projects? I only use my cell phone to record in 4K, I do not think I will have problems editing, however, I am afraid that later I can not render everything. I want to edit 30min long videos in 4K.

[@fercos33]

how did it go? I am planning on editing long videos on the m2 with 8GB ram. would be good to know, thanks

[@XOJELITV]

Good evening.Could you help me to choose model of computer ? I want to buy apple computer in order to work with Davinchi programme. Which model of computer would you recommend me? I can afford if it is approximately 2700$. Thanks in advance for your response

[@ShaneBaker]

Other reviewers are arguing that the 16G of RAM cuts down on swapping to the SSD and hence potentially extends the life of the hard drive. In any case, many thanks for these videos. As I'm not cutting video on any real scale, it's largely irrelevant to me, but it shows what this new M1 platform can achieve.

[@chromaticvisuelle]

Its mainly useful for 8k editing. Check Max Tech's channel

[@StantonLuke]

What is the realistic life of the ssd vs average upgrade lifecycle?

[@ShaneBaker]

@@StantonLuke I get where you're heading, but I'm not qualified to comment. :-) Happy new year!

[@StantonLuke]

@@ShaneBaker it was just a thought... I don’t know the answer and wondered if it was a good compromise.. for example if the ssd lasts 5yrs but you upgrade every 10... then it’s worth going bigger... if the opposite is true then not. Thank you for the reply, have a great and beautiful 2021!

[@mysterychemical]

Low RAM affects performance mostly on system with HDD set as OS and page file but on SSD it doesn't affect much if comparing with 8GB vs 16GB.

[@zankenzien]

But it degrades your SSD's life

[@mysterychemical]

@@zankenzien 'Yes. It does but not by much.' Technically it does affect as it does use some TBW of an SSD given by manufacturer. But if talking on overall life of SSD it depends on Vendor, SSD capacity, SSD technology(SLC, MLC, TLC or QLC), technology own's endurace which varies from NAND flash manufacturer, vendors manufacturing defects too. So, if talking about TBW rating given by vendors like Sabrent/Inland or others which is very high, it barely affects any at all for normal users and may affect to some degree for professionals technically. But, my Sabrent SSD 512GB TLC NVMe SSD got wrecked with less than 40TBW for simple professional work. Technically it had 800TBW as per manufacturer which got wrecked on 40TBW so nothing can be said on SSD. All it can be boiled down to term 'technically'. Simply saying then - It affects but it depends as said above even while making fixed work environment either for normal or pro work.

[@zankenzien]

@@mysterychemical that's one way to look at it too

[@crowking76]

I wouldn't expect performance difference in basic samples due to RAM amount. Please do compare a real complex project. There is a question if 8GB version can really handle it?

[@martinXY]

Like a juicy multicam. Compare 4 streams of, say, h.264 to ProRes. 1080p and 4k.

[@jasonnowwhat5041]

Spoiler alert: it can’t. At least not in fcpx

[@flipnap2112]

@@jasonnowwhat5041 id like to see a link to FCP not being able to handle a project on an M1.

[@jasonnowwhat5041]

@@flipnap2112 send me your email. I won’t post it on my channel because my very tiny audience wouldn’t give a shit, but I have several projects that can’t play in ANY way but viewing in proxy only without major dropped frames and stuttering.

[@flipnap2112]

@@jasonnowwhat5041 so this project CAN be played in full RAW on your intel Mac? and what definition of "handle" are we talking here. I thought you meant you outdent even open it.

[@AndrzejWisniewskiPhotography]

There is one major advantage of 16GB option - M1 generation utilises a "swap memory" technique - it basically is a memory dump to SSD when the RAM is overloaded. Happens immediately when you start up Davinci. So it constantly is using your SSD as a memory. Over time, this could have a POTENTIAL negative effect on your internal SSD drive, so make sure you choose wisely before making the decision between 8GB RAM vs 16GB!

[@teemuvesala9575]

For most people the SSD will last much longer than the system itself...

[@alexroot1980]

How about final cut and logic pro?

[@adambielski2743]

LOL, it is not limited to Apple silicon or macos. Swap memory is used on every OS...

[@vladrapchan5330]

Wouldn't the size of the project (number of clips, cuts, transitions, etc) impact both systems in different manners? I've been watching a lot of M1 and keep thinking about how well it would handle a real project...

[@dubstepzsi]

Exactly i notice latency once my projects get bigger and bigger. But i'm on a intel MAcbook so i'm looking to get thsi replaced to and scouring videos on the M! chip. I just wonder also with all these videos about that are bigging up the M1 chip how many of them have had products sent to them by Apple.

[@akcivan]

Hello, i have 16gb mac mini m1 too but its not performing like this. Can you share one of files with me to compare it ? maybe i should return my mini to apple again

[@divinedotmedia]

Was this test run on the standard version of Resolve or the M1 optimised version?

[@ChrisRamasola]

Fusion would be a good way to test the difference between the two

[@YasirKhanCoaching]

I'm using the base macbook pro M1 and it definitely skips frames when you add fusion titles, even on 1080p

[@ChrisRamasola]

@@YasirKhanCoaching Thanks for the info 😁

[@BootStrapTurnerVideography]

Noise Reduction has a serious hit to performance on my 8GB M1 MacBook Air. Render time for 5 minute 4K video with 7 4K 10-bit 4-2-2 HLG clips with titles and even noise blur effects was 1minute 9 seconds (amazing). Repeating the same render but with Noise Reduction? 18 minutes 42 seconds. Also real time viewing of clip, however once noise reduction applied an 1/4 proxy setting was needed to make it playable in timeline. So yes, an 8GB M1 can do fusion noise reduction, but I'd save it to be the very last step in your workflow before render. Better yet, a 16GB, because this is the first time I see yellow and brief red peaks in the memory pressure in activity monitor.

[@ChrisRamasola]

@@BootStrapTurnerVideography thanks for this info. I wonder how much improvement a 16gb ram is in the rendering and timeline experience with noise reduction

[@rayu4rmhetauda644]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Monster_mit_Monsterguss]

Could you compare them in Fusion? After all Blackmagic recommends 32GB of RAM for fusion

[@rudolfabelin383]

Alex has already done some Fusion tests.

[@NoOne-uh9vu]

32 GB on a totally different architecture. Know the difference

[@Whaever_1981]

Once Blackmagic updates it's drivers to be more M1 friendly, we might notice an increase in performance with the 16gb model. Also, if you do any music on your computers 16GB will be much appreciated

[@kampmedia7776]

I've picked up the M1 MINI 16GB model and have had nothing but a VERY choppy experience with 4K footage in Davinci Resolve. Has anyone one else ran into this or fixed this?

[@stimulifilminc.2189]

I've had the exact same experience. I don't know if it's a setting in resolve or what but on a r3d file, the frame rate will read 23.98 but the playback is like 2 frames a second. I'm trying to figure out how these results in the above video were achieved because, I'm not seeing it AT ALL!!!

[@MartinAaberge]

This is absolutely insane. It’s amazing that the base config of the mini performs this well. I’ve been debating back and forth between the base config and 16GB Ram/ 512 SSD for speed reasons. Turns out, I don’t need to worry about that. I shoot 4k or 6k open gate on a panasonic S5. The longGOP is heavy. Wonder how that works. I usually convert to ProRes444 because Resolve Free doesn’t run the codec. My 3D works require heavier hardware normally, but I might build a PC for that anyways. Thanks for taking the time to run these tests!

[@schmollywood]

As someone mentioned previously the SSD swap memory function is not utilized as much with the 16GB version which can increase the life span of the SSE. BUT even more relevant is that according to another test I saw comparing the 8 and 16Gb machines the 16Gb rendered footage a lot faster. As in 2-3x faster than the 8Gb model. Since you didn’t compare render times in your video I guess you left out the one big thing that actually makes a difference

[@ws8074]

Does 'render' mean 'export'?

[@ColdFront413]

this doesnt have to do with this video but i dont shoot in log yet. can i still use rec 709 shooting regular? i dont have any luts so i been doing all mu coloring so far. use your tips from one of your videos almost a year now and i get good feedback on it.

[@gmcubed]

I'm on a windows machine, 16 gig, wish I knew if 32 would help in any significant way toward realtime playback. Using a gtx 1070 card. Once I get things like nr on a clip I can't really playback smoothly.

[@KZ-yu4jz]

I have a 1060 with 32GB in i7 8th gen. NR kills playback on everything. Just deselect it prior to playback. My laptop PC renders twice as fast as the mac mini 8GB and playback is also better.... I think I will sending it back and maybe get the new mac mini M2 with 16gb if it looks fine.

[@anupammahato1]

how well does the 2019 16 inches perform i9 especially since it had a dedicated gpu.

[@AlexKoro_CinematicTravel]

Thank you! After your tests I took m1 8gb air 🙂 but 1000gb ssd

[@KeretaMania]

Same.

[@r1utk397]

I took 16gb with 512 air 8core gpu

[@PeterKoperdan]

Why did you choose storage over RAM? You can always buy external superfast TB3 storage, but you can't upgrade RAM. What am I missing here?

[@AlexKoro_CinematicTravel]

@@PeterKoperdan You are right 😉 I changed my MacBook, and I took MacBook Pro M1 16gb ram and 256gb ssd + Sandisk Extreem Pro portable 2tb

[@100100freak]

@@PeterKoperdan you are missing the fact that you waste money when buying ram you never use anyways. Why would you? Storage is pretty much always useful.

[@faizanvlogs07]

Im getting a black screen on my timeline, even if there are clips on the edit timeline. What do i do?

[@spookystories55]

When I start the studio version ot says unsupported gpu processing mode on my Mac mini how can I change that ?

[@mattwillis-jones5645]

DR / F will be running at approx 5.8 - 7.2 GB ram.... averaging at about 6.5. Working on projects of 30 min or more with reasonably complex grades and occasional fusion scrips you´ll run out of application memory after a while but this can be solved by a restart of the software. In other words, you can do it with 8GB, but if you´re working on serious projects you´re living life on the edge and sometimes you´ll fall off. If you´re a casual user or working on shorts you´ll be fine with 8GB, otherwise go for 16. But frankly the fact that you can work on a long form professional project on a mac mini at all is completely bonkers.

[@CCozart]

Thanks for exposing the M1 porcessors for use with Davinci. I was looking at upgrading to a 2020 MAC for video editing, which would have been around $3000. Now with the M1 processor Machines, I can do what I need with the Davinci's M1 optimized software for between $700 and $1400. Game changer. In the mean time I ended up performing an intermediate and inexpensive upgraded of my 2015 mac with an external GPU.

[@blaineskrainka]

How important is the fan and extra core of GPU when looking at the MacBook Pro vs MacBook Air? (Editing 6k r3d on Resolve)

[@imiy]

Important. Don't expect the Air to edit the whole project flawlessly.

[@MauroTandoi]

max 10% more speed (negligible)

[@rathkhan1114]

Best Mac M1 comparison video online. Awesome video. This man knows what he talking about. After Steve died, I lost hope on apple but finally something interesting, will get Mac air 16gb

[@THEARPE07]

was able to use davinci 16 on my windows PC, yet after installing ver. 17 davinci does not like my gpu anymore and is not starting "davinci resolve 17 unsupported gpu processing mode".. is there any way to bypass this ?

[@witoldskiba4668]

what do you mean by raw? prores 422 its not raw and davinci doesn't play prores raw without converting to cine dng

[@TAHUMedia]

The one video i am looking for. Thanks

[@MarsorryIckuatuna]

I use my (8GB) M1 for Microsoft Office, editing PDF's and browsing the net. I doubt I'll need 16GB - even though I REALLY wanted it. Runs buttery smooth - no complaints.

[@onielmelendez4315]

Glad i found your comment coz i'm really wondering on the points you mentioned. Just a few questions if you don't mind: Which ine are you using, the Air or the Pro? Does it handle huge excel files with substantial complex calculations and with embedded external data links? Like file size ranging above 10 mb, 30 mb to above 40 mb? And how many of these large complex files can it open and calculate simultaneously? When you open and edit pdfs, are we talking markups and annotations? Or did you mean simple commenting? Also, when you browse the net, is it using Safari, or multiple Crome tabs? Sorry for the barrage of queries, just very interested at this point to grab one (Air or Pro) before supplies last in my region. TIA! 😉

[@Freddd95]

Help needed! I have macbook air M1 8GB and my 4K 10bit footage (H.264) is lagging A LOT! And rendering cache takes way too long. Any tips?

[@dadimontv8414]

Could you tell me did you compare speed on Mac M1 studio version vs free version? I don't use 6K or 8K and I was wondering is it worth to upgrade to studio just for speed reason?

[@JWS1968]

What's the Mac Mini 8GB like editing "4K-24fps, 422-10-bit, H264 Long Gop", on a 1080p timeline?

[@petervideos8092]

It is very interesting but what you have shown pure playback comparison. What's about noise reduction or Fusion effects? And do you have also tested Fusion Studio?

[@Max-122]

hi, is there a way in Davinci to put a fade between 2 clips in the same track? For example if I want to cut a part of a clip and then mix the 2 remains with the end of the first on top of the beginning of the second and put a fade there, can I do this in the same track or I have necessarly to use 2 video tracks for that?

[@Weird_Quests]

What do you think about the swap memory and how it will wear the ssd faster?

[@tylerfukuda]

If you were to drop the RES to 1/4 or 1/2 when NR is added (HD timeline) would you still run into lower frame rates?

[@TheStarttman]

Great video! Exactly what I was looking for!

[@SuchetB]

Thanks for the test - You have just convinced me to buy the MINI.

[@mariosilva6376]

Hi I'm interested in buying the mac mini m1, but my question is: I have a camera blackmagic pocket 4k and I shoot in braw and prores, does the mac mini not lose quality in rendering the final product? I've heard that the rendering time is good, but the quality is not so good. What is your opinion of the rendering? And to chose 8gb ram or 16gbram? And storage 260gb or 512gb? Thanks and continue with your great videos!

[@eric_erock434]

Does resolve have a specific version for m1 Macs or is it in the regular Mac download?

[@lentzintl]

Just remember that the less RAM you have the more you are going to be paging to disk (SSD). That would be a ton of reading and writing to the SSD. The good thing with these systems is that r/w to the SSD is super fast, the bad thing is that SSD sectors can only be written to so many times and then it is dead. You can't swap out the SSD on these since they are part of the SoC. Get the most RAM you can!

[@KBBurnfield]

Absolutely. The days of buying the lower RAM option and updating later are over. Always go for the max.

[@nyambe]

Are these good or bad results? What would be the equivalent PC configuration to get similar results?

[@RoyArunav]

My ryzen 5 4000U won't play 8K in Vlc forget video editing, and it's still playing something in Video editing.

[@HoldMySoda]

Thanks for this detailed comparison. I ordered my MacBook Air M1 and I am planing to buy a Mini, too. I am not sure if it is a good idea to spend more on the 16 GB, right now, just to be prepared for the future. If I need more RAM in the future, maybe it is better to sell my 8 GB devices and buy a model with 16 or maybe 32. Who knows? We will properly get more RAM and even faster processors. The current M1 Macs are more or less just basic entry models. So as long as I don’t Need 16 GB now, I just go with the 8 GB models. By the time when I really need 16 GB there are probably even more fancy Macs available, which I most likely want to have....😂

[@hmr313_]

hey! how's the 8gb one?

[@kinnoblechan5392]

May I know the version of your DaVinci Resolve that runs on your Mac Mini M1? 16.27 or 17.1 beta?

[@MauroTandoi]

A similar test would be useful for rendering time. From many tests the times seem to halve with the 16GB version. thanks

[@huangpaysan5309]

Good! That's the testing result I need! subscribed~ Thank you!

[@grishkamm]

Amazing! Can you try longer video, like 2h, loading on timeline and editing. Maybe the estimation of export workload ram will benefit?

[@Ardunistic]

Most of the people need 16gb model just for mental satisfaction.

[@storyfirstfilms149]

wow - thank you very much for this great analysis.

[@edalphagc5261]

I'd like to see render comparisons

[@eddietai787]

Can I use canon cinema RAW light media with Resolve 17.1 on Apple M1 processors ?

[@uehal]

Please tell us about an external displays connecting and external disks connecting. Is it any difference between M1 and Intel models?

[@NethirOsman]

Yes, you can only connect 1 external display to the m1 macbook officially, there are people that have managed 2 but they need expensive accessories to do so.

[@audiovid.]

For HD max 2K editing will that be enough M1 Mini 16G?

[@rayibarrola6156]

But which version of Resolve are you using? 16 or 17?

[@aldenhoot9967]

Loved the information and presentation (especially putting all the details on screen as an overlay, HUGE props on that). For the testing, did you use inter-frame or intra-frame noise reduction? What settings specifically? I"m most interested in seeing how RAM is impacted when doing inter-frame noise reduction with a look-ahead of maybe 2 frames.

[@gsxrunit]

Was this test done on the optimized version of Resolve for the M1 ?

[@JChand83]

M1 is awesome.. Can you tell me wich specification is better for davinci in MSwindows?

[@pjp967]

The Mac mini is more performant than the laptop?

[@PixelSheep]

When talking about an HD Timeline - do you mean 720p or 1080p? Cheers for all the testing! EDIT: 1080p is probably right, right? :D

[@addictivstudio]

yeah I guess so, most people use HD abusively for FULL HD.

[@JWS1968]

In my experience (on my machine) it isn't a resolution that is the issue. It's the Bit-Rate and the Sub-Sampling. For example, 4K 8-Bit 420 has no issues. But, even 1080p 10-Bit 422, without any grading or anything will not playback in real-time. However, 4K 60p (crop) 10-Bit 420 plays and scrubs flawlessly. But Crop is not why I bought a full-frame camera. It seems to be the difference between 422 and 420 that is the issue. Any ideas anyone? Is it my CPU or my GPU or both?

[@holdenford1764]

What debayer quality are you using? Full res premium?

[@Brockthedog315]

I’m buying more storage since it reads and writes faster than 3rd party. Staying with 8gig ram. Will use for a year or two and get next version when it will be even faster and most likely a new form factor body design. Mac mini is a bargain.

[@Kopbsirgen]

Good choice 😉

[@SterlingFilms50]

What type of hard drives are you using for this test?

[@bendesignsmedia]

The bad news is... my dreams were shattered That is bad news, but since the good news is so good I guess we can deal with it :)

[@REACTORVISUAL]

exports are much faster with 16gb, and what about working on fusion?

[@deadtothewxrld]

All these results are seriously impressive considering the cost of these machines. However, I have yet to see any review actually have more than a few clips in a timeline. What happens when you're working on a real project on a 4k timeline with tons of clips? Do the machines handle that, plus grading, etc?

[@rishadbabuv]

I think it would hard

[@ginotarabotto]

Love your tests, and the fact u don’t record internally the screen, which i think is something should never do when testing. Please include more prores files.

[@DPNishantGala]

what about same test done at the rendering stage?

[@rudolfabelin383]

Very interesting results Alex. Basically both system have (nearly) the same specs, so if you're not seriously memory bound it should be the same. No the disk subsystem is very fast on these systems. As the French say, vive la guerre!

[@AceCmbatguy25]

no we don't say that mais bien essayé bg

[@rudolfabelin383]

@@AceCmbatguy25 Oops, maybe you and I are different generations.

[@andrewmartin6404]

i only use Resolve with panasonic s1h 6k footage. im going to give it a shot. Thanks for the info really helped me decide

[@BenMilford]

How did it go?

[@fanjan7527]

Great real world test. It is also just absolutely amazing what these Apple Silicon chips are doing.

[@misaelbustos]

Hello, very good video, congratulations. Do you know if the Avid Media Composer works on these mini mac m1? Thanks!

[@ArrudaFelipe]

Is this the Macbook Air or the Macbook pro? Just to know if the "fanless" MBA M1 doesn't have some kind of limit.

[@omarm.hassan4522]

it is MBP

[@RM.TokyoPhotographer]

this might be my perspective but the Apple Devices have almost half the RAM (same for Iphone )than a comparable Android Device so if I am right...this applies to Macbooks so a Windows Device with 16GB is probably going to be equiv to a macbook air/mini/imac with 8GB, while the 16GB Mac is equiv to proabably a 32GB on windows device....hopefully... but still when you think about it for roughly 1k USD and use the macbook air 8GB for 4-5years its definitely gonna be worth it and wait till the M2 comes out and its probably outperform by lotssss just a question if anyone has worked with M1 Davinci and Windows if I export/project file on davinci on Macbook M1 can I work on a windows machine? o_o or does the rosetta thing kinda screw up the file image folder on external ssd that I bring from M1 Macbook--->Windows10

[@elmundodemiki2298]

Hi, great video!!!! What key do you use to jump to a cut to another? Thanks!!!

[@invictaalin2496]

What if the Mac mini has a higher power rated cpu / gpu than the MacBook, since the last is a notebook and leaned toward energy and heat efficiency? And apple doesn’t show us number on that aspect. That would make the whole effort and comparison obsolete

[@LS-nf8vo]

Hi Alex, what monitors are you using?

[@certainlyjoel7778]

Thank you for this!

[@puddytat62]

Won't you notice the difference when you load up a longer timeline and you end up having a number of effects throughout the sequence. Isn't that where the software ends up using the allotment of ram given. In general I assume you would recommend the MacMini 16GB and 1TB SSD and some sort of Thunderbolt hub... the one that is backordered till May. There seems to be literally no point in buying an old Mac Mini with an outboard GPU.

[@alexmorningstar9870]

Can you test the rial project .wedding 4k but 3-4 hours leingth, with 2-3 cameras

[@jhhd44]

Wasn't this test done before the official Resolve M1 Mac support was released?

[@retlwiz]

Just bought the Mac mini especially for the M1 optimised Resolve, which I have downloaded. When I go to install the M1 tells me I need to install Rosetta and that it can't work on Intel-based software. Is this normal? Is it because the Mac does this on the first app you install? I phoned Blackmagic and they have no idea, btw.

[@JoeShapiro]

Sounds to me like you installed the wrong build of resolve

[@ginotarabotto]

How is it with prores?

[@8ProdOfficial]

Hi ! We’d love to see tests done with multiple monitors on the M1 Mac Mini ! We always use two to three monitors, which isn’t supposed to be supported, but can be achieved via displaylink connections, but it could slow the system down. That would be the deciding factor on wether to get the M1 or not for us. Edit : forgot to mention what system we were interested in

[@jasonnowwhat5041]

I’ve used dual monitors on the M1 mini. I don’t see others with this problem but the image from the thunderbolt port is not the same as the image from hdmi out. It’s almost not usable from a color/image accuracy standpoint.

[@8ProdOfficial]

Good to know, is it also bad when you only plug one monitor via thunderbolt or does it just happen when you have both of them set up at the same time ?

[@jasonnowwhat5041]

@@8ProdOfficial even when using just one. It’s weird, you probably wouldn’t notice unless you had two hooked up, but it was enough that it made me question the calibration of both

[@ProjectWildwood]

Im more curious how responsive the interface is between the two RAM configurations.

[@rumar4u]

Maybe I missed it but, you should have Included the Size of each file... because 8Gb would have probably presented problems if file sizes were too big to handle.

[@alexroot1980]

So, in short for a daily usage with final cut: importing and encoding videos in x265 made by a smartphone and to fit in in a br disc, micro SD or hdd, even the entry level m1 Mac mini is an overkill!